Forbes Textile Mill
Forbes Textile Mill is an industrial building in Ontario, Canada. Forbes Textile Mill is situated nearby to Mill Crossing Church, as well as near the nature reserve Chilligo Conservation Area.Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: factory in Cambridge, Ontario
- Also known as: “Silknit-Lower Mill Complex”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fashion History Museum and Heritage College & Seminary.
Fashion History Museum
Museum
Photo: Jean1183, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fashion History Museum was a Canadian museum that had galleries located in Cambridge, Ontario, from 2015 to 2025. The FHM chronicles the history of fashion. Fashion History Museum is situated 1¼ km northeast of Forbes Textile Mill.
Heritage College & Seminary
College
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Heritage College & Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. It is affiliated with the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. Heritage College & Seminary is situated 1 km south of Forbes Textile Mill.
St. Andrew’s Hespeler Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Andrew’s Hespeler Presbyterian Church is situated 1 km northeast of Forbes Textile Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hespeler Village and Preston.
Hespeler Village
Suburb
Photo: Kkinsinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hespeler is a neighbourhood and former town within Cambridge, Ontario, located along the Speed River in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Preston
Suburb
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Preston is a community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. Prior to 1973 it was an independent town, incorporated in 1915, but amalgamation with the town of Hespeler, Ontario, the city of Galt, Ontario and the village of Blair formed the new municipality of Cambridge. Preston is situated 4½ km southwest of Forbes Textile Mill.
Cambridge
Photo: Hitesh Red E, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cambridge is one of the cities that forms a tightly-integrated metro area, along with Kitchener and Waterloo, within the larger Region of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario.
Forbes Textile Mill
- Categories: textile factory, building, historic site, historic building, and industry
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.42732° or 43° 25′ 38″ northLongitude
-80.32053° or 80° 19′ 14″ westLevels
3Open location code
86MXCMGH+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 88530869OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q23505184
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In Other Languages
“Forbes Textile Mill” goes by many names.
- French: “filature Forbes”
- French: “Filature Forbes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mill Crossing Church and Chilligo Conservation Area.
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